ICK in Reef Tank

[ebeckels]

All of my fish are dying... I think because of ICK. The corals and anemones are looking ok but 4 fish died this morning...only 2 left and one looks real bad and probably won't make it much longer. What can i do to get rid of the ICK in the water? I have the 2 fish and the corals and 1 anemone in a quarantine tank. I took apart the main tank and put in new water.. The temperture is also very high right now... How long do I have to wait until I can put back in the live rock and 2 fish (black and white damsel and percula clown) and corals and anemone? Thanks a lot for any help.
-Eric

 

[beth]

Well, you should have just taken out the fish and placed them in a separate tank. Ick only affects FISH, not corals or inverts or live rock.
When you say you took apart the tank, what does that mean? Did you just do a water change, or did you break down the entire tank??
If your water is mixed and PH is ok, you can add the LR back to your tank. If you didn't completely break down your tank, you can also add your coral and inverts, then start treating your fish. However, before suggesting a course of action, you need to give more details about what you have done to your tank. Additionally, why do you think your fish have ick? Fish symptoms?

 

[ebeckels]

i took out all the live rock and corals and anemone. The coral, anemone and 2 remaining fish are in a quarantine tank. I took out almost all of the water and added fresh water to the tank. I added salt and all the other chemicals I use when doing a water change. I added a little more live sand because I took some sand out when taking everything out of the tank. I am not sure what is in the sand because some fish died and I could not find them. I assume either an anemone ate them or the hermit crabs got them. Anyways...I sorta want to start over cause I didn't think it was safe to have fish in the tank right now. I have placed the live rock back in the 46 gallon tank and i raised the temp in the tank. The coral are still in the quarantine tank with the old Ick infested water. What I would like to do is add the corals and anemone back to the 46 gallon but leave the fish in the quarantine tank...then I will do the hyposalinity thing to the 10 gallon quarantine tank. Unfortunately I do not have any test readings for you. I normally just go to my fish store and have him do them for me. Does this course of action sound smart? How long should I wait to lower the water temp in my 46 gallon and add back the corals and anemone. I consider what I did to the 46 gallon a massive water change. sorry for such a long post. Thanks for any help.
-Eric

 

[ebeckels]

When do you think I can put the temperture back down? Is the live rock ok with the temperture high? I want to try to kill off the ICK as quickly as possible that's why the temperture is high. I want to get the corals and anemone back in the tank ASAP. When is that possible? I will get my water tested soon.. if everything is ok, then can i put them back in? Thanks a lot for your help.

 

[ebeckels]

I went to ***** and had them test the nitrates/nitrites/ph and amonia...everything was good. Does that mean it is re-cycled...or did it not even need to be cycled again? I did a 95% water change less than a week ago due death of most of my fish... can i start adding the corals and anemone back in today or tomorow?